UNCG's Ava Romfo
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Women's Golf

Cook Leads UNCG On Day One at White Sands Invitational

Spartans sit in third after first round in the Bahamas

PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's golf junior Victoria Cook cracked the top-five individual finishes as the Spartans stood in third place through 18 holes of the 54-hole White Sands Invitational, hosted by Little Rock Arkansas, Friday morning and afternoon.
 
Cook's day started on the 15th hole on the par-72, 6,415-yard course where she shot one-over-par for her first four holes. The junior posted two birdies on the front nine to finish the side two-under-par (34). Her birdie on the par-four, 386-yard first hole was the only birdie on the afternoon at the tournament's fourth-hardest hole. Cook also posted only one of two birdies on the par-four, 402-yard fifth hole to close out an unblemished front side. Cook's even-par (72) first round score earned her a share for fourth place just three shots off the lead. This was her best round of her collegiate career and first time making par.  
 
Alexandra Phelps joined Cook in the top-ten leaderboard, finishing in a tie for eighth with a three-over-par (75) finish. The freshman's two birdies came on the par-three, 166-yard eighth hole and her opening hole of the day on the par-three, 168-yard 14th. Phelps stands one shot out of a tie for sixth place and three shots off a spot in the top-five individuals.
 
Ava Romfo's first round effort of four-over-par (76) was good for a tie for 13th. The sophomore earned one of three birdies on the par-four, 398-yard fourth hole after starting the round with six-straight pars beginning at the 12th hole.
 
UNCG's team effort stood third in the eight-team field at thirteen-over-par (301). The Spartans are eight shots behind Central Arkansas in second place and ten shots off Lipscomb in the lead.
 
Inside the Scorecard
  • The Spartans' 13-over-par (4.26 strokes per hole) effort stands in a tie for second in the field and just .02 strokes off Lipscomb.
  • Cook was one of only two golfers in the field to post an under-par finish on par four holes (one-under-par) with the second-best score.
  • Phelps is one of only four golfers under par, on par threes, tied for second in the field at one-under-par.
  • Cook's 14 pars tied for second in the field.
Up Next
The White Sands Invitational is a three-day event with the second round beginning tomorrow with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.